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- Mar 15, 2016
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- Brisbane, Australia
All the reviews and forum entries seem to be critical of AI 3, so I thought I would post a good use.
There almost seems to be a dogma that you have your computer permanently overclocked with a high voltage, through the BIOS, running 24/7 and rock solid stable by testing with Prime95 indefinitely. This will limit your overclock for practical use, need high volts and isn’t probably needed for the common man.
I’ve tested stability and applied my settings using my main program of need, running it at high usage, and then playing some video at the same time to boost the CPU load. For some reason VLC with an AVCHD video places a strain on the system and is good for testing in addition to application.
Enough back story, on to AI 3. If you do your initial settings in the BIOS to get things going for your best overclock, you can save that as a profile in in AI 3, and then go back to the BIOS and wind the multiplier, CPU cache and volts back down to low values for start up. The idea is that when you turn the computer on, it is running at low power for normal use. Then if you need the power, load the setting in AI 3 and it will run overclocked for when you need it.
Some people have reported that AI 3 takes priority, but I have found that no matter what the last profile was loaded or setting used for overclocking in AI 3, it always defaults back to BIOS settings when restarted.
When I start up, the CPU is 100 X 36, 36 CPU Cache Ratio at 1.100 which is standard. Then I can load profiles for X 40 through to my max usable at X 46, 46 Cache, 1.32v which will run my main application at high load but not much else.
Fan Xpert 2 is great for tuning but will reset after BSOD to default. Profiles can be saved and loaded for different needs to keep the computer cooling as quiet as possible.
For reference my processes:
F5 reset, CPU level up 4600 (not to have a fixed voltage when overclocking), BIOS tunes itself and then restarts.
BIOS settings CPU Level up OFF, XMP, 45 Ratio, 45 Min/Max Cache Ratio, 1.285v, Multicore OFF, Spread OFF. (Good for performance/stability/volts and heat balance)
AI 3 save profile, back to BIOS and set 36 Ratio, 36 Min/Max Cache Ratio, 1.1v.
Create, test and save other profiles in AI for different ratios:
X 40, 1.096v
X 46 1.322v
I hope someone finds this helpful
4770K - Maximus Gene VI – Apogee Drive 2 - 45lt Water Reservoir - No Fans - No Rads
There almost seems to be a dogma that you have your computer permanently overclocked with a high voltage, through the BIOS, running 24/7 and rock solid stable by testing with Prime95 indefinitely. This will limit your overclock for practical use, need high volts and isn’t probably needed for the common man.
I’ve tested stability and applied my settings using my main program of need, running it at high usage, and then playing some video at the same time to boost the CPU load. For some reason VLC with an AVCHD video places a strain on the system and is good for testing in addition to application.
Enough back story, on to AI 3. If you do your initial settings in the BIOS to get things going for your best overclock, you can save that as a profile in in AI 3, and then go back to the BIOS and wind the multiplier, CPU cache and volts back down to low values for start up. The idea is that when you turn the computer on, it is running at low power for normal use. Then if you need the power, load the setting in AI 3 and it will run overclocked for when you need it.
Some people have reported that AI 3 takes priority, but I have found that no matter what the last profile was loaded or setting used for overclocking in AI 3, it always defaults back to BIOS settings when restarted.
When I start up, the CPU is 100 X 36, 36 CPU Cache Ratio at 1.100 which is standard. Then I can load profiles for X 40 through to my max usable at X 46, 46 Cache, 1.32v which will run my main application at high load but not much else.
Fan Xpert 2 is great for tuning but will reset after BSOD to default. Profiles can be saved and loaded for different needs to keep the computer cooling as quiet as possible.
For reference my processes:
F5 reset, CPU level up 4600 (not to have a fixed voltage when overclocking), BIOS tunes itself and then restarts.
BIOS settings CPU Level up OFF, XMP, 45 Ratio, 45 Min/Max Cache Ratio, 1.285v, Multicore OFF, Spread OFF. (Good for performance/stability/volts and heat balance)
AI 3 save profile, back to BIOS and set 36 Ratio, 36 Min/Max Cache Ratio, 1.1v.
Create, test and save other profiles in AI for different ratios:
X 40, 1.096v
X 46 1.322v
I hope someone finds this helpful
4770K - Maximus Gene VI – Apogee Drive 2 - 45lt Water Reservoir - No Fans - No Rads
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